Change Your Mind with Kris Ashley

What if the most effective path to healing begins by strengthening the person rather than focusing exclusively on the disease? In this episode of **Change Your Mind with Kris Ashley**, Kris sits down with internationally recognized clinical master herbalist and certified nutritionist **Donnie Yance** to explore Root System Medicine—his whole-person approach to botanical medicine, nutrition, spirituality, lifestyle, and integrative oncology. Donnie explains why physical symptoms cannot always be separated from emotional health, stress, sleep, relationships, purpose, and spiritual well-being. He shares how the Mederi model combines ancient healing wisdom with modern scientific research to create personalized systems of care designed to make the body more resilient, efficient, and capable of healthy regulation. The conversation explores adaptogenic herbs, stress recovery, food as medicine, fermented foods, ancient grains, nutritional deficiencies, immune health, personalized cancer support, and the importance of combining different healing tools rather than searching for one miracle solution. Donnie also opens up about a profound near-death experience, his time in a Franciscan monastery, his life as a musician, and the lessons these experiences taught him about love, transition, service, and the relationship between the physical and spiritual worlds. This episode offers a thought-provoking perspective on what becomes possible when medicine stops viewing the body as a collection of isolated parts and begins caring for the human being as a complete system. This conversation is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

What if healing isn’t about fixing yourself—but reprogramming your subconscious mind? In this episode of Change Your Mind with Kris Ashley, Kris sits down with PSYCH-K facilitator Adelajda Child to explore the powerful belief-change modality trusted by Dr. Bruce Lipton, author of The Biology of Belief and pioneer of epigenetics. PSYCH-K is a subconscious reprogramming process developed in 1988 that helps shift limiting beliefs, reduce chronic stress, and support emotional and physical healing—often in minutes rather than years. Adelajda explains how PSYCH-K works, why it differs from traditional talk therapy, and how it supports the nervous system by creating a whole-brain state. This conversation also dives into the science of stress, including how cortisol impacts the brain, immune system, digestion, and long-term health—and why unresolved trauma and emotions can become stored in the body. If you’re on a healing journey, struggling with stress, or curious about the intersection of neuroscience, spirituality, and subconscious transformation, this episode offers both grounded science and expansive perspective. ✨ When you change your mind, your body—and your life—can follow.

Travis Robinson, diagnosed with aggressive Parkinson's at age 35, rejects victimhood through mountaineering, photography, and dark humor. Despite losing his home in the Eaton fire and facing mobility challenges, he lives independently, drives when able, and publishes photography books. Discover his brain stimulator implant, risk-mitigation climbing strategies, and philosophy: "When life sucks, you have choices—I reject victimhood"

In Season 3, Episode 2 of Change Your Mind Podcast with Kris Ashley, Kris and Dr. Diana Paque explores how awareness, choice, and responsibility shape the reality we experience every day. Through reflection, lived experience, and grounded insight, this episode covers: - Why awareness is the gateway to transformation - How unconscious patterns repeat until they are acknowledged - The difference between reacting and responding - Why discomfort often signals growth—not failure - How taking responsibility restores personal power - What it really means to “change your mind” This conversation is for anyone feeling stuck, disconnected, or ready to take ownership of their inner world and create change from the inside out. 🎧 Listen with intention—and notice what begins to shift. Chapters: 4:35 – Living on Autopilot vs Living Intentionally 9:50 – Where We Give Our Power Away Without Realizing It 15:20 – Awareness Without Judgment 21:05 – Emotional Triggers as Teachers 27:40 – The Role of Choice in Personal Transformation 33:55 – Discomfort Isn’t a Sign You’re Doing It Wrong 40:30 – Identity Shifts and Letting Go of Old Versions 47:15 – Rewriting the Inner Narrative 54:10 – Integration: Applying Awareness in Daily Life